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Climate change and economic growth prospects for Malawi: An uncertainty approach by Arndt, Channing, Schlosser, Adam, Strzepek, Kenneth M., Thurlow, James

“…However, assuming that global emissions remain effectively unconstrained, climate change implications become more pronounced over time. …”
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Carbon footprint calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in southeast Asia by Wassmann, Reiner, Van-Hung, Nguyen, Yen, Bui Tan, Gummert, Martin, Nelson, Katherine M., Gheewala, Shabbir H., Sander, Bjoern Ole

“…The graphical user interface provides empirical emission and conversion factors obtained from the literature and from primary research studies of rice value chains. …”
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Variation in Development of Contrasting Rice Cultivars by Senanayake, N., Naylor, R. E. L., De Datta, S.K., Thomson, W.J.

“…The visual panicle initiation stage (VPI) coincided with spikelet differentiation in all cultivars. Nitrogen top-dressing at 55–57 days before the anticipated maturity date (the present N management recommendation) did not coincide with the actual panicle initiation stage in any of the cultivars and the major yield determinants (i.e. the primary and secondary branches) therefore differentiated in conditions of internal nitrogen shortage. …”
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Environmental and Social Safeguards Training in Ethiopia by Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Belay, Berhanu, Ngungu, Elizabeth, Kwaw, Adams

“…CSA encompasses practices and technologies that boost agricultural productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. CIS offers farmers timely and relevant climate information, enabling informed decision-making. …”
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Rapid expansion of pastures in Northern Lao PDR revealed by geospatial analysis by Himel, Jeffrey, Jalonen, Riina, Kong-Ay, Khampaseuth, Vongkhamho, Simone, Bountihiphonh, Chaloun, Xaypheng, Nout, Chanhthavong, Somsack, Notenbaert, An, Muthoni, Francis

“…Pasture expansion has contributed to deforestation, increased greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, loss of ecosystem services and reduced climate resilience. …”
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Variations of macro- and microelements in yellow-fleshed cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes as a function of storage root portion, harvesting time, and sampling method by Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Maziya-Dixon, Busie, Sibeso, Consent, Parkes, Elizabeth, Dixon, Alfred Gilbert

“…The minerals of the samples from the two methods were determined using inductively coupled optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). K and Mn were the most abundant minerals, and Na, Mo, and Co were the least abundant. …”
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An interdisciplinary approach to regional land use analysis using GIS, with applications to the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica by Jansen, Hans G. P., Bouman, Bas A. M., Schipper, Robert A., Hengsdijk, Huib, Nieuwenhuyse, André

“…A number of practical applications demonstrate SOLUS’ capability to quantify trade-offs between economic objectives (income, employment) and environmental sustainability (soil nutrient balances, pesticide use, greenhouse gas emissions). GIS-created maps visualize the spatial aspects of such trade-offs and indicate hotspots where local goals may conflict with regional goals.…”
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Current and projected changes in climate extremes and agro-climatic zones over East Africa by Demissie, Teferi, Diro, Gulilat T, Duku, Confidence, Solomon, Dawit, Jimma, Tamirat B

“…The frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events are also projected to increase with increased GHG emissions. The drought stress indicators follow the precipitation pattern and are projected to decline over most of the domain. …”
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Oil, Gas, and Mineral Industry Role in Rangeland Restoration: A systematic review by Dhehibi, Boubaker, Souissi, Asma, Baker, A. Derek, Flintan, Fiona, Wane, Abdrahmane, S, Burkat

“…This will have significant increases in damages to rangelands in terms of reduction of biodiversity, loses in vegetation, increase in carbon emissions, disruption on the natural ecological process, reduction and contamination of ground water, and decrease on the ecosystem services – the potential benefits that natural rangelands provide to humanity. …”
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Institutional governance and design principles on collective action for sustainable water management in Vietnam by Ong Quoc Cuong, Vu Duong Quynh, Bui Tan Yen, Sander, Bjoern Ole, Vu Hong Trang, Barnard, Jennifer, Nelson, Katherine

“…Rice production is firmly situated at the nexus between food security, water resources, and greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change. Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) has been suggested as a climate-resilient irrigation practice in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. …”
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India's fertilizer policies: implications for food security, environmental sustainability, and climate change by Sapkota, Tek, Bijay, Singh

“…However, the overuse of subsidized urea and underuse of phosphatic and potassium fertilizers have resulted in economic and nutrient use inefficiencies, reduced crop yields, and increased environmental risks, including nitrous oxide emissions and nitrate leaching. India's fertilizer policies must address these environmental challenges while ensuring food security for the growing population. …”
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What is a REDD+ pilot?: a preliminary typology based on early actions in Indonesia by Madeira, E.M., Sills, E., Brockhaus, Maria, Verchot, Louis V., Kanninen, M.

“…High transaction costs deter the development of pilots that partner directly with smallholders to reduce emissions. New models and strategies should be developed to reduce these transaction costs, for example, by aggregating or bundling smallholder initiatives. …”
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Plup fiction: landscape simulation for participatory land use planning in Northern Lao PDR by Bourgoin, Jeremy, Castella, J.C.

“…Furthermore, “PLUP Fiction” has become a key tool for fully involving local communities in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) through negotiations that are taking place during a land use planning process.…”
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Swidden, rubber and carbon: can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia? by Fox, J., Castella, J.C., Ziegler, A.D.

“…We argue that because government policies affect how land is used, they also influence carbon emissions, farmer livelihoods, environmental services, and a host of other variables. …”
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A review of environmental issues in the context of biofuel sustainability frameworks by Guariguata, Manuel R., Masera, O.R., Johnson, F.X., Maltitz, G. von, Bird, N., Tella, P., Martínez Bravo, R.

“…The main finding is that the frameworks share broad sustainability principles yet they differ greatly in terms of their comprehensiveness and how they apply specific indicators for environmental issues, particularly with respect to land use change (both direct and indirect), allocation of degraded land for feedstock cultivation, and related accounting of greenhouse gas emissions. In the absence of sufficient hard data with which to gauge the effectiveness of existing sustainability frameworks, the report notes that the standards of these frameworks are not sufficient to mitigate the effects of direct and indirect land use change and promote environmental conservation. …”
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Using the WISE database to parameterize soil inputs for crop simulation models by Gijsman, A.J., Thornton, Philip K., Hoogenboom, Gerrit

“…During the 1990s, a soils database was developed by the International Soil Reference and Information Centre in The Netherlands for the project “World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials” (WISE). Using this database, we converted 1125 soil profiles from around the world into a format that can be used as input data to some commonly used biophysical computer models, such as the crop simulation models within the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT). …”
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Food security and global environmental change: Emerging challenges by Ericksen, Polly J., Ingram, John S.I., Liverman, D.M.

“…Most research linking global environmental change and food security focuses solely on agriculture: either the impact of climate change on agricultural production, or the impact of agriculture on the environment, e.g. on land use, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and/or biodiversity. Important though food production is, many other factors also need to be considered to understand food security. …”
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How effective are the sustainability criteria accompanying the European Union 2020 biofuel targets? by Frank, S., Böttcher, Hannes, Havlík, Petr, Valin, Hugo, Mosnier, Aline, Obersteiner, Michael, Schmid, Erwin, Elbersen, B.

“…We conclude that these targets would drive losses of 2.2 Mha of highly biodiverse areas and generate 95 Mt CO 2 eq of additional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, in a second step, we demonstrate that the EU biofuel demand could be satisfied 'sustainably' according to RED despite its negative environmental effects. …”
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Importance of VA mycorrhizae for phosphorus supply to pasture plants in tropical Oxisols by Salinas, José G., Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio, Sieverding, Ewald

“…The slight negative growth response of both plants to the smallest P dressing (9 kg/ha) when no inoculum was applied could be related to the high level of sporulation of indigenous mycorrhizal fungi.…”
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Effect of wheat bran supplementation at graded levels on changes in physical body composition in teff straw (Eragrostis tef) fed Zebu (Bos indicus) oxen of the Ethiopian highlands by Wolde-Michael, T., Osuji, P.O., Yimegnuhal, A.

“…There were no significant difference (p>0.05) between dressing percentage of EBW and SW. Adipose tissue fat (p<0.01), channel fat (0.001), omental and kidney know (p<0.01) increased as supplementation increased up to medium level and slightly decreased at high level of supplementation. …”
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